VAJRA - Wavering

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Written, produced, shot, and edited by vocalist Annamaria Pinna and bassist David Sussman, “the video for "Wavering" is the third chapter of a larger film inspired by the Sumerian classic hero myth, ‘Descent of Inanna,’” explains Pinna. The pair just received three Official Selection distinctions from the Montreal Independent Film Festival 2021, the 2021 ARFF Paris and the New York Independent Cinema Awards for their video “Maya”, which was released last year.

'Irkalla' is available both digitally and physically on CD/vinyl. Physical copies include an additional dark ambient EP dubbed the "Shadow Queen Ritual Music" which is not available anywhere else.
Today’s announcement follows the band’s previous release this past August for the single “Crown or Crucify” which exclusively premiered with Revolver Magazine. Revolver explains, "Musically, the track oscillates between tender verses that explode outward during the choruses with crunchy guitars and frontwoman Annamaria Pinna's robust vocal delivery. It's powerful, catchy and sentimental all at once, and its video captures all of those elements visually."

 VAJRA was formed by the esoteric femme fatale Annamaria Pinna during her self-imposed exile in India, where she wrote the band’s cult debut album 'Pleroma'. The band has been championed by Loudwire, with the heavy music outlet featuring VAJRA on their Loudwire Music Festival and Rolling Stone proclaiming them a “must see act.” AXS said, “VAJRA is really something special and have managed to come up with a completely new sound of metal. They bring mystical, moody and haunting melodies to the stage that are completely entrancing.” VAJRA is Annamaria Pinna (vocals), Dave Sussman (bass), Al Javier (guitar) and Jimmy DeMarco (drums/percussion). Blake Fleming (ex-Mars Volta) played drums on both 'Pleroma' and 'Irkalla'.

Named after a ritual weapon symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force), Pinna explains, "I see us as travelers who go outside the bounds of a sense-based perception to catch a musical or lyrical idea and then translate it to the material realm. When we get out of our own ways, we are translators or conduits for energies that move through us. Honoring what comes through is important for us.”

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Independent Metal
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